Nippon Kayaku Selected as constituent of FTSE4Good Index Series, FTSE Blossom Japan Index, and FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President: Mr. Atsuhiro Wakumoto; hereinafter "Nippon Kayaku") is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series, the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, and the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, which are leading indices for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment. This is the first time the company has been selected for the FTSE4Good Index Series and the FTSE Blossom Japan Index.

FTSE Russell is a global corporation that provides financial market indices. These indices form the standards by which investors and fund managers grasp market movements and determine investments.

With this selection, Nippon Kayaku is now included in all six ESG indexes used by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), one of the world's largest institutional investors and the manager of Japan's public pension funds, including the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN), the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index, and the Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index.